Ted Poe actually said...

"the national security benefit seems to be unclear at the moment."

"Doesn't this put an economic disadvantage to American airlines' companies that we have a facility where you all are working, where American airlines cannot fly in and out?"

"a pre-clearance facility comes across as hurting United States air carriers."

"I do have strong concerns with the Department of Homeland Security and its plan to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection pre-clearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the Unite..."